Merriam-Webster's word of the year and list of other top-searched words were influenced by politics, Taylor Swift, TikTok and ...

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Department of English named "future" as Hawaii's Word of the Year for 2024.

Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...

We've had "brat," "demure," "brain rot," and "manifest," as words of the year chosen by dictionaries, but because we can ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” as its word of the year, which joins a list of 2024 winners from other ...

In a year defined by sharp political and cultural divisions, it comes as no surprise that Merriam-Webster has named "polarization" as its 2024 Word of the Year.

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause ...

Demure came close but was beaten out by a descriptor of one of the most tense election years in recent history ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that ...

The Merriam-Webster entry for “polarization” reflects scientific and metaphorical definitions. It’s most commonly used to ...

The dictionary publisher said Monday that “polarization” is its 2024 word of the year, defining it as “division into two ...

In our news wrap Monday, the Pentagon grounded the V-22 Osprey fleet after weakened metal components were found following a ...